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The  Kankakee 
High  School 

Students’  Hand  Book 


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1911  —  1912 


The  Kankakee 
High  School 

Students  Hand  Book 


1911  —  1912 


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School  Officers  and  Instructors 


Franklin  N.  Tracy,  Superintendent  of  City  Schools 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 

Judge  A.  W.  Deselm,  President, 

Oscar  R.  Morey,  Clerk, 

Alfred  Beaumont, 

Frank  Mateer, 

David  Lavery, 

Lawrence  Babst. 


HIGH  SCHOOL  FACULTY. 

Charles  H.  Kingman,  A.  B.,  Brown  University, 
Principal. 

Fannie  B.  Porch,  A.  B.,  Mit.  Union  College, 
Assistant  Principal. 

Florence  L.  Lyon,  A.  B.,  University  of  Chicago, 
English. 

W.  R.  Towsley,  A.  B.,  Albion  College,  Science, 
Director  of  Athletics. 

Mollie  D.  Butts,  A.  B.,  University  of  Chicagx), 
Latin. 

Alfred  George,  University  of  Kansas,  Commercial 
Branches. 

George  A.  Todd,  Bradley  Polytechnic  School, 
Manual  Training. 

Lomira  Perry,  A.  B.,  University  of  Chicago, 
History  and  Mathematics. 

Lillie  Bernhard,  A.  B.,  University  of  Kansas, 
German  and  Science. 

Mollie  Little,  A.  B.,  Northwestern  University, 
English. 

John  E.  Fries,  A.  B.,  Carrol  College,  Mathematics. 

Elroy  W.  Neate,  Hackley  Manual  Training 
School,  Manual  Training  and  Comimercial 
Branches. 

Irene  Miller,  Chicago  Art  Institute,  Drawing. 

Lulu  Sharpe,  Oberlin  College,  Music. 

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COURSES  OF  STUDY  OFFERED. 


Three  courses  of  study  are  outlined  in  these 
pages,  and  each  course  extends  over  a  period  of 
four  years.  These  arrangements  of  study  have 
been  planned  with  the  idea  of  making  them  meet 
the  varying  needs  of  all  our  pupils  so  far  as  pos¬ 
sible.  Choice  of  work  is  left  to  the  individual 
student  as  much  as  is  consistent  with  sound  edu¬ 
cational  principles.  Pew  changes  nave  been  made 
in  the  course  this  year.  The  field  of  electives 
has  been  broadened  somewhat  in  view  of  the 
changes  which  have  been  made  during  the  sum¬ 
mer  in  college  entrance  requirements.  It  will 
be  noted  that  Cicero  and  Virgil  are  now  electives 
in  the  college  preparatory  course. 

Studies  marked  thus  (*)  are  required  cours¬ 
es.  In  addition  to  the  required  studies,  enough 
should  be  elected  to  make  four  regular  courses, 
which  is  the  regular  amount  of  work  for  a 
student  to  carry.  Drawing  may  be  taken  any 
time  as  an  elective. 

In  the  English  Scientific  course  students 
must  take  either  physics  or  chemistry.  They 
may  take  both  if  they  desire,  one  in  the  Junior 
year,  and  one  in  the  Senior  year.  At  least  four 
credits  in  foreign  languages  are  required  for 
graduation  in  this  course.  This  requirement 
may  be  satisfied  by  taking  two  years  of  Latin,  or 
two  years  of  German,  or  by  one  year  of  Latin  and 
one  year  of  German. 


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COLLEGE  PREPARATORY  COURSE. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

*  Latin  (la) 

*  English  (la) 

*  Algebra  (a) 

*  Phy  siology 


Second  Semester. 

*Latin  (lb) 

*  English  (lb) 

*  Algebra  (b) 

Drawing,  Physiology, 
Com  1  Greography 
Greek  History,  Manual 
Training. 


SECOND  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

*  Caesar  (a) 

^English  (2a) 

*Plane  Geometry  (a) 
Mediaeval  History 
Greek  History 
Zoology 

Manual  Training 


Second  Semester. 

*  Caesar  (b) 

^English  (2b) 

*  Plane  Geometry  (b) 
Modern  History 
Roman  History 
Botany 

Manual  Training 


THIRD  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

*Englisn  (3a) 
^German  (la) 

*  Algebra  (c) 

CicerO'  (a) 

English  History  (a) 
Chemistry  (a) 


Second  Semester. 

*  English  (3b) 

*  German  (lb) 

Solid  Geometry 
Cicero  (b) 

English  History  (b) 
Chemistry  (b) 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

•^English  (4a) 
^German  (2a) 

*  Physics  (  a) 

U.  S.  History 
Virgil  (a) 
Chemistry  (a) 


Second  Semester. 

*  English  (4b 

*  German  (2b) 
♦Physics  (b) 

Civics 
Virgil  (b) 

Chemistry  (b) 


ENGLISH  SCIENTIFIC  COURSE. 


NOTE. — In  addition  to  studies  marked  (*) 
this  course  also  requires  eithar  Physics  or  Chem 
istry;  and  also  4  credits  in  foreign  languages. 

FIRST  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

*  English  (la) 

*  Al  gebra  (  a) 

*  Physiology 
Greek  History 
Manual  Training 
Latin 
Drawing 


Second  Semester. 

♦English  (lb) 

♦Algebra  (b) 

Physical  or  Com’l  Geog¬ 
raphy 

Roman  History 
Manual  Training 
Latin 
Drawing 


SECOND  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

♦English  (2a) 
♦Geometry  (2a) 
Mediaeval  History 
Latin 
Zoology 

Manual  Training 


Second  Semester. 

♦English  (2b) 
♦Geometry  (2b) 

Latin 

Botany 

Manual  Training 
Modern  History 


THIRD  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

♦English  (3a) 

Latin 
German 
U.  S.  history 
Algebra  (c) 

Physics  (a) 
Chemistry  (a) 
Manual  Training 


Second  Semester. 

♦English  (3b) 

Latin 

German 

Civics 

Solid  Geometry 
Phys’cs  (b) 

Manual  Training 
Chemistry  (b) 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


First  Semester. 

♦English  (4a) 
German 
Latin 

Physics  (a) 
Chemistry  (a) 
English  History  (a) 


Second  Semester. 
♦English  (4b) 

German 

Latin 

Physics  (b) 
Chemistry’'  (b) 
English  History  (b) 


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COMMERCIAL  COURSE. 


FIRST  YEAR. 


Second  Semester. 

^English  (lb) 

*  Algebra  (b) 

*Coin’l  Geography 
*Com’l  Arithmetic  (b) 

SECOND  YEAR. 

First  Semester.  Second  Semester. 

♦English  (2a)  *Engli.sih  (2b) 

Penmanship  (a),  (ICr.)  *Penmanship  (b),  (ICr.) 


hirst  Semester. 

♦English  (la) 
♦Algebra  (a) 
♦Physiology 
♦Com’l  Arithmetic  (a) 


♦Bookkeeping  (a), 

(double  period), 

(ICr.) 

Geometry  (a) 

Manual  Training 
Mediaeval  History 
Zoology 

THIRD  YEAR. 


Bookkeeping  (b),  (ICr.) 
Geometry  (b) 

Manual  Training 
Modern  History 
Botany 

Phys.  Geography 


First  Semester. 

♦Engliish  (3a) 
♦Stenograpny  (la) 
♦Type^writing  (la), 
(V2Cr.) 

IT.  S.  History 


Second  Semester. 

♦English  (3b) 
♦Stenography  (lb) 
♦Typewriting  (lb), 
Cr.) 

Civics 


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German,  Latin,  Physics  German,  Latin, 
Chemistry  istry.  Physics 

Manual  Training  Manual  Training 

FOURTH  YEAR. 

First  Semester. 

♦Englis.h  (4a) 


Chem- 


*  Stenography  (2a) 

♦Typewriting  (2a), 

(y2Cr.)) 

♦Com’l  Law 
Manual  Training 
Latin,  German, 

Chemistry,  Physics, 

English  History 

NOTE. — In  addition  to  studies  marked  (♦) 
enough  must  be  elected  to  make  32  credits,  the 
number  required  for  graduation. 

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Second  Semester. 

♦English  (4b) 
♦Stenography  (2b) 
♦Typewriting  (2b), 
(V2Cr.) 

Latin,  German,  Physics, 
Chemistry 
Manual  Training 
English  History 


(1)  THE  COLLEGE  PREPARATORY  COURSE. 

A  comiparatively  small  number  of  High 
school  graduates  go  on  to  college;  and  therefore 
we  do  not  require  all  of  our  students  to  prepare 
specifically  for  college  entrance.  The  mission 
Off  the  High  school  must  be  to  :give  the  best  pos¬ 
sible  preparation  for  life  to  all  its  studentsi.  At 
the  same  time,  however,  we  do^  aim  to  thoroughly 
prepars  all  those  who  wish  to  enter  colleges  and 
universities.  Students  who  intend  to  enter  col¬ 
lege  should  elect  the  College  Preparatory  course. 
Hach  one  should  acquaint  himself  immediately 
with  the  particular  requirements  for  admission  to 
the  college  which  he  intends  to  enter.  Our 
g  •aduates  are  entitled  to  enter  the  colleges  and 
universities  of  fifteen  states  without  examination, 
provided  they  have  satisfactorily  completed  the 
studies  required  for  admission  to  these  institu¬ 
tions.  Our  College  Preparatory  course  meets  the 
requirements  of  practically  all  of  the  colleges  of 
the  co^mtry,  except  a  few  which  require  Greek, 
and  admit  upon  examination  only. 

(2)  THE  ENGLISH  SCIENTIFIC  COURSE. 

The  English  Scientific  course  is  intended  to 
be  a  course  of  broad  culture  for  those  who  are 
not  definitely  planning  to  enter  any  other  insti¬ 
tution  of  learning.  However,  it  covers  the  en¬ 
trance  requirements  of  many  higher  schools. 

(3)  THE  COMMERCIAL  COURSE. 

This  course  aims  to  prepare  thoroughly,  and 
efficiently,  for  commercial  pursuits.  In  order  to 
do  this  the  spirit  of  the  times  demands  some 
preparation  in  the  regular  academic  work. 
Therefore,  in  addition  to  the  regular  commercial 
studies,  such  academic  work  has  been  added  to 
tnis  course  as  is  best  calculated  to  broaden  and 
mature  the  student.  The  work  now  given  in  the 
commercial  department  in  on  a  par  with  that  of 
the  best  schools  of  the  country. 

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TUITION  STUDENTS. 

S-tudents  iwho  are  not  residents  of  this  city 
are  cordially  welcomed.  The  number  of  those 
wino  come  in  from  outlying  comimunities,  and 
from  other  schools  is  growing  larger  each  year. 
Special  care  is  taken  that  the  work  of  all  such 
students  may  be  made  as  enjoyable  and  profit¬ 
able  as  possible.  The  tuition  is  one  dollar  per 
week.  The  High  school  is  in  session  38  weeks  in 
the  year.  The  first  day  of  school  for  the  year 
1911-1912  will  open  on  Monday,  Sept.  11,  1911. 

The  principal  will  be  glad  to  meet  any  who 
may  wish  to  consult  with  him  about  entering  the 
High  school.  Credit  is  allowed  for  work  done 
In  other  High  schools  of  good  standing. 

CREDITS. 

In  order  to  earn  a  diploma  all  the  required 
studies  of  one  of  the  courses  must  be  completed 
and  in  addition  enough  electives  to  make  32 
credits.  Unless  otherwise  specified  a  study  tak¬ 
en  one  term  gives  one  credit.  But  one  period  of 
typewriting  per  day  for  one  semester  gives  one- 
half  credit.  Two  semestBrs  of  free  hand  draw¬ 
ing,  which  meets  twice  a  week,  give  one  credit. 
Penmanship  work  will  now  come  every  day,  and 
since  it  will  require  outside  prepiaration  will  give 
one  credit  for  each  semester’s  work.  Those  who 
took  bookkeeping  and  penmanship  together  will 
not  be  required  to  take  penmanship  again. 

SPECIAL  REQUIREMENTS. 

No  special  credit  is  allowed  for  spelling, 
but  failure  to  pass  in  this  work  is  held  to  be 
sufficient  cause  for  failing  the  student  in  the 
English  course  which  he  is  taking.  The  drawing 
class  meets  for  one  period  two  days  a  week.  No 
credit  will  be  allowed  for  less  than  two  semesters 

SUBSTITUTIONS. 

In  special  cases  where  there  is  good  reason 
for  so  doing,  the  principal  will  allow  certain 
studies,  not  specified  in  the  course,  to  be  sub- 
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Sitituted  in  place  of  those  rsgularly  specified. 
This  privilege  applies  prinicipally  to  students  who 
come  to  us  from  other  schools  where  they  have 
had  a  different,  but  equivalent  arrangement  of 
work. 


LENGTH  OF  SESSIONS. 

The  morning  session  begins  at  8:50  a.  m., 
and  closes  at  11:50  a.  m.  The  afternoon  session 
begins  at  1:15  p.  m.,  and  closes  at  3:30.  There 
are  zO  weeks  in  the  first  isemester  and  18  weeks 
in  the  second  semester. 

POSTGRADUATE  STUDENTS. 

In  many  cases  it  is  advisable  for  students 
to  return  after  graduation  for  further  work. 
Special  classes  will  be  arranged  for  those  who 
may  wish  to  return  and  take  commercial  work. 
One  who  has  graduated  in  the  English  or  College 
course  may  come  back  and  complete  the  com¬ 
mercial  work  in  one  more  year.  Exceptional  fa¬ 
cilities  are  now  offered  for  those  who  wish  to 
train  themselves  for  a  business  career.  Every 
year  the  principal  is  called  upon  to  recommend 
Kankakee  High  School  graduates  for  good  com¬ 
mercial  positions.  The  superiority  of  the  work 
which  our  commercial  department  is  doing  is 
well  recognized  in  the  commiunity. 

DEPORTMENT. 

Each  student  is  given  100  in  deportment  at 
the  beginning  of  each  semester.  If  a  student 
whose  deportment  is  below  100  per  cent  goes 
one  calendar  month  wthout  having  anything  more 
deducted,  he  will  be  given  a  new  mark  of  100. 
When  anyone  falls  below  60  per  cent  he  may  be 
requested  to  withdraw  from  the  school,  if  the 
principal  considers  such  action  necessary  to  the 
best  interests  of  the  school  and  the  offender. 

EXEMPTIONS. 

Under  the  following  conditions  a  student 
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may  qualify  to  be  "‘exempt”  from  takimg  final  ex¬ 
aminations  : 

(1)  If  his  deportment  is  not  below  90. 

(2)  If  he  has  not  been  absent  more  than 
five  half  days. 

(3)  If  he  has  not  been  tardy.  One  tardiness 
will  disqualify.  In  cases  where  a  student  is 
known  to  have  deliberately  absented  himself  to 
avoid  being  marked  tardy  he  will  be  marked 
both  absent  and  tardy. 

(4)  If  he  is  not  failing  in  any  study. 

If  all  of  these  requirements  are  met  he  may 
be  exempted  in  those  subjects  in  which  his  term 
mark  is  90  or  above.  The  term  daily  grade  aver¬ 
age  will  be  taken  as  his  final  mark. 

ABSENCES. 

Students  are  required  to  bring  excuses  from 
home  in  explanation  of  absences  from  school. 
Such  excuses  must  be  presented  at  the  office  be¬ 
fore  admission  to  classes  will  be  granted.  If 
a  satisfactory  excuse  is  presented,  an  “O.  K.”  slip 
will  be  given  from  the  office,  permitting  the  stu¬ 
dent  to  make  up  his  work.  If  the  excuse  is  not 
deemed  sufficient,  it  will  be  stamped  “Unsatis¬ 
factory,”  and  .the  student  will  receive  zero  for  the 
work  missed.  Faithful  every  day  attendance  is 
absolutely  essential  to  success. 

PHYSICS  PRIZE. 

Due  to  a  gift  of  the  class  of  1910  a  prize  of 
ten  dollars  will  be  given  Commencement  evening 
to  the  student  who  has  done  the  best  work 
through  the  year  in  the  Physics  class.  The  gift 
of  the  class  made  it  possible  to  offer  this  prize  in 
1911,  1912  and  1913.  In  1911  this  prize  was  award¬ 
ed  to  Elmer  Brown. 

FEES  AND  DEPOSITS. 

All  students  who  take  Chemistry,  Physics, 
Zoology  or  Botany  will  be  rejuired  to  deposit 
two  dollars  at  the  office.  This  deposit  is  re¬ 
turned  at  the  end  of  the  year,  less  breakage 
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charges  which  will  he  deducted.  Only  one  de¬ 
posit  is  required  of  tha  same  student,  if  he  is 
taking  more  than  one  science  course.  A  type¬ 
writer  fee  of  fifty  cents  per  month  is  charged 
for  the  use  of  typewriter  machines.  Boys  taking 
Manual  Training  pay  cost  prica  for  the  actual 
materials  used.  The  Manual  Training  charges 
for  a  year  are  very  small. 


RESOLUTION  ADOPTED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF 
EDUCATION,  AUGUST  14,  1911. 

In  order  to  insure  more  uniform  and  compe¬ 
tent  management  of  student  enterprises  in  the 
High  school,  be  it  hereby 

RESOLVED,  That  hereafter  the  principal  of 
the  High  school  shall  mianage  all  student  enter¬ 
prises.  He  shall  be  the  treasurer  of  all  societies, 
and  shall  be  the  custodian  of  all  funds  used  in 
student  enterprises.  He  shall  collect,  and  hold 
in  trust  all  science  deposits,  and  typewriter  fees; 
and  shall  be  authorized  to  procure  and  sell  to 
the  students  such  books  and  supplies,  commence¬ 
ment  invitations,  cards,  class  pins,  and  other 
things  as  may  need  to  be  secured  through  the 
agency  of  the  school.  He  shall  make  a  report  to 
the  board  of  all  money  received  and  expended 
during  the  school  year. 


